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The vegetable SYSTEM, 
A T A B L E of the Distinctions and Characters 
of Classes in die Artificial Method ; or Index of 
Plants. '■ 
Plants may be divided into 
Herbs, bearing Flowers 
Vifible ; 
Afl'emblcd together in ; 
Common Cup : 
FRIES I. 
With united Chives; 
The Corolla, Tubulated with Rays, — 
I'ubulated without Rays, — • 
Tongued, 
E R 1 E S 2. 
With diftincl Chives, 
Classes. Examples. 
1. Radiates.^ Sunflower. 
2. Florets. * Tanzy. 
3. Semiflorets. Sowthiftlc. 
4. Aflbeiates. Thiftle. 
5. Aggregates. Thrift. 
WithdiftimSI Cups, forming a head or ball, — 
Separate, on Pedicles 
S E R I E S 3. 
Jiruing from one Point, ■; 6. Umbrellas. Parfly. 
Springing -from various Points. 
Perteiit, viz. Chives and Pointal in the fame Flower, or feparate on the 
fame Plant,: 
Compleat, viz. furnifhed with both Cup and Petal. 
5 E R I E S 4. 
Regular. 
With One Petal, 
T'wo Petals, 
Three Petals, — 
Four Petals, — 
Five Petals, 
7. One-petal’d. 
8. Tw^'-petal’d. 
9. Three-petal’d. 
10. Four-petal’d. 
11. Five petal’d. 
Six Petals, — — 12. Six-petaV^. 
Many Potals, 
E R I E S 5. 
Iri’egular. 
With One Petal, 
'I'wo Petals, — 
Three Petals, — 
Four Peiah, — 
E'ive Petals, — 
Six Petals, 
Many Petals 
13. Many-petal’d. 
Primrofe. ' 
Enchanter’s Nightfliade. 
Spiderwort. 
Tree Primrofe. 
Pink. 
Hepatica. 
Houfeleek. 
14. One-pctal’d. Snapdragon. 
15. Two-petai’d. Ladyflipper. 
16. Three- petal’d. Milkwort., 
17. Four-petal’d. Lupine. 
18. Five-petal’d. Panfie. 
19. Six-petai’d. Iris. 
20. Many-:pctal’d. Monotropa. ^ 
Incompleat, viz. on 1 yr Cup or Petal, or neither. 
SERIES 
